✧ Canis Minor

  Canis Minor is an asterism in Canis Minor.

                                      ⣠•
                                    ⢀⡞⠁
                                  ⢀⡴⠋
                                ⢀⡴⠋
                               ⣠⠏
                             ⣠⠞⠁
                           ⣠⠞⠁
                         ⢀⡴⠃
                       ⢀⡴⠋
                      ⡴⠋
                    ⣠⠞⠁
                  ⣠⠞⠁
                 ●⠁

  Type            Asterism
  Constellation   Canis Minor
  Stars           2

  More information about Canis Minor

  Canis Minor contains only two stars, Procyon and Gomeisa, which makes
  this one of the emptiest named patterns in the night sky. The name
  Procyon is Greek, Προκύων, for "before the dog": seen from middle
  northern latitudes, Procyon climbs over the horizon about half an hour
  ahead of Sirius, the dog star, so when you see it you know what is
  coming next.

  Etymology
  From        Latin
  Reading     Canis Minor
  Literally   the lesser dog

  The evolution of Canis Minor over time

  -50,000 years
  
  
  
  
  
                             Procyon ●⣀
                                      ⠈⠑⢄
                                         ⠙⠢⣀
                                           ⠈⠑⢄
                                              ⠙⠢⣀
                                                ⠈⠑⢄
                                                   ⠙⠢⣀
                                                     ⠈⠑⢄
                                                        ⠙⠢⣀
                                                          ⠈⠑⢄
                                                             ⠙⠢⡀
                                                               • Gomeisa
  
  
  
  
  
  now
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
                                                     ⢀
                                                   ⢀⡔• Gomeisa
                                                 ⢀⠔⠁
                                               ⢀⠖⠁
                                              ⠐● Procyon
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  +50,000 years
  
                                           • Gomeisa
                                           ⠈⡆
                                            ⠸⡄
                                             ⢱
                                              ⢣
                                              ⠈⣆
                                               ⠘⡄
                                                ⢱⡀
                                                 ⢣
                                                 ⠈⡆
                                                  ⠸⡀
                                                   ⢳
                                                    ⢇
                                                    ⠘⡆
                                                     ⠸⡀
                                                      ⢱
                                                       ⢧
                                                       ⠈⡆
                                                        ⠸⡄
                                                         ● Procyon

  Over 50,000 years either way the longest side of this figure changes by 320%, and the furthest
  any of its stars travels is 17.5 degrees. Proper motion only: this is the shape changing, not
  the sky turning or the pole moving.

  curl 'skymap.sh/Canis%20Minor/evolution.gif'

  where it is tonight:  skymap.sh/Canis Minor